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Mer de Glace : An Opera in Two Acts single work   musical theatre   opera  
Note: Libretto by David Malouf, music by Richard Meale.
Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 Mer de Glace : An Opera in Two Acts
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Production Details

  • First performed in the Opera Theatre of the Sydney Opera House on 3 October 1991.

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Works about this Work

Mer de Grace David Malouf , 2015 single work essay
— Appears in: Being There : An Australian Literary Anthology 2015;
Two Libretti : Voss and Mer de Glace David Malouf , 2015 single work essay
— Appears in: Being There : An Australian Literary Anthology 2015;
Director Slates Backward-Looking Snobs, Phantoms of the Opera Matthew Westwood , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 2 November 2011; (p. 3)
Words to That Effect Anna McAlister , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Limelight , August 2007; (p. 34-36)
Three pairs of Australian composers and librettists discuss the enormous collaboration involved in creating an opera.
David Malouf the Librettist Annie Patrick , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: Provisional Maps : Critical Essays on David Malouf 1994; (p. 133-147)
Flaws in the Glace Diana Simmonds , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 15 October vol. 113 no. 5791 1991; (p. 100)

— Review of Mer de Glace : An Opera in Two Acts David Malouf , 1991 single work musical theatre
Malouf's Musical Monster Michele Field , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 8 October vol. 113 no. 5790 1991; (p. 100-101)

— Review of Mer de Glace : An Opera in Two Acts David Malouf , 1991 single work musical theatre
Merde Glace? Suzanne Kiernan , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Review , November no. 37 1991; (p. 19)

— Review of Mer de Glace : An Opera in Two Acts David Malouf , 1991 single work musical theatre
Derriere Garde? Ken Healey , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Review , November no. 37 1991; (p. 19)

— Review of Mer de Glace : An Opera in Two Acts David Malouf , 1991 single work musical theatre
Words to That Effect Anna McAlister , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Limelight , August 2007; (p. 34-36)
Three pairs of Australian composers and librettists discuss the enormous collaboration involved in creating an opera.
Director Slates Backward-Looking Snobs, Phantoms of the Opera Matthew Westwood , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 2 November 2011; (p. 3)
Musical Score with Just a Touch of Frankenstein Candida Baker , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 5 October 1991; (p. 12)
From `Unhummable' Voss to Passionate Poets Peter Cochrane , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 September 1991; (p. 6)
y separately published work icon David Malouf Ivor Indyk , South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1993 Z165274 1993 single work criticism
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